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Toronto zero-tolerance rule raising alarm

December 9, 2010Tess Nacelewicz

TORONTO—A zero-tolerance false alarm regulation here is raising concerns within the industry because residents are reportedly disconnecting their fire alarms to avoid fines of more than $1,000. “We believe that this is a serious situation,” Stan Martin, executive director of the Security Industry Alarm Coalition told Security Systems News. “Anytime you're talking about people shutting off systems because of high fines that's a huge public safety issue and we all need to work...

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